1947 Maine Black Bears football team

1947 Maine Black Bears football
1947 Maine Black Bears football
Maine state champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	6–1 (2–1 Yankee)
Head coach	George E. Allen (3rd season);
Home stadium	Alumni Field
	Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
New Hampshire $	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Maine	2	–	1	–	0	6	–	1	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	2	–	0	2	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island State	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	4	–	0
Massachusetts	0	–	1	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Vermont	0	–	1	–	1	3	–	4	–	1

$ – Conference champion

The 1947 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its third season under head coach George E. Allen, the team compiled a 6–1 record (2–1 against conference opponents) and finished in second place in the Yankee Conference.^[1] With non-conference victories over the teams from Colby, Bowdoin, and Bates Colleges, the team won the Maine state championship for 1947.^[2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Maine was ranked at No. 214 out of 500 college football teams.^[3]

The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine, and was led on offense by backs Phil Coulombe, Henry "Rabbit" Dombkowski, and Hal Parady, and end Alan Wing.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Rhode Island State	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 33–13		^[4]^[5]
October 4	Northeastern*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 26–6	7,000	^[6]
October 11	at New Hampshire	Lewis Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 7–28	7,500	^[7]
October 18	Connecticut	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 13–7	5,600	^[8]^[9]
November 1	at Colby*	Waterville, ME	W 33–6	4,500	^[10]
November 8	Bowdoin*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 13–0	9,500	^[11]
November 15	at Bates*	Lewiston, ME	W 19–13	4,000	^[2]
*Non-conference game

References

^ "2015 Maine Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2018. p. 81. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Maine Tips Bates, 19-13, to Claim State Championship". The Boston Globe. November 16, 1947. pp. 23, 29 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Parady's Passes Help Maine Sock Rhode Island, 33-13". The Boston Globe. September 28, 1947. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maine Outscores Rhode Island By 33-13 In Opener". The Hartford Courant. September 28, 1947. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Joe Cobb (October 5, 1947). "Dombkowski Star as Maine Topples Northeastern". The Boston Globe. p. 30.
^ "Mather's Aerials Pace N.H. to 28-7 Win Over Maine". The Boston Globe. October 12, 1947. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maine Beats Connecticut Huskies, 13-7: Black Bears Protect First Half Advantage In Contest At Orono". The Hartford Courant. October 19, 1947. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Coulombe Leads Maine to 13-7 Comeback Win". The Boston Globe. October 19, 1947. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gene Letourneau (November 2, 1947). "Maine Whacks Colby, 33-6: Victors' Power Hands Mules Worst Setback Since 1902". The Boston Globe. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Herb Ralby. "Maine Trims Bowdoin, 13-0; Dombkowski Star". The Boston Globe. pp. 29–30 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "2015 Maine Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2018. p. 81. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2019.

[Bates-2] "Maine Tips Bates, 19-13, to Claim State Championship". The Boston Globe. November 16, 1947. pp. 23, 29 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Parady's Passes Help Maine Sock Rhode Island, 33-13". The Boston Globe. September 28, 1947. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Maine Outscores Rhode Island By 33-13 In Opener". The Hartford Courant. September 28, 1947. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] Joe Cobb (October 5, 1947). "Dombkowski Star as Maine Topples Northeastern". The Boston Globe. p. 30.

[7] "Mather's Aerials Pace N.H. to 28-7 Win Over Maine". The Boston Globe. October 12, 1947. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Maine Beats Connecticut Huskies, 13-7: Black Bears Protect First Half Advantage In Contest At Orono". The Hartford Courant. October 19, 1947. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Coulombe Leads Maine to 13-7 Comeback Win". The Boston Globe. October 19, 1947. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] Gene Letourneau (November 2, 1947). "Maine Whacks Colby, 33-6: Victors' Power Hands Mules Worst Setback Since 1902". The Boston Globe. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] Herb Ralby. "Maine Trims Bowdoin, 13-0; Dombkowski Star". The Boston Globe. pp. 29–30 – via Newspapers.com.

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